Batten and padding for closing joints in buildings



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' G. KNO'WER. BATTEN AND PADDING FOR CLOSING JOINTS IN BUILDINGS.

No. 503,426.. Patented Aug. 15, 1893.

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A TTOHNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT 'OFFICE'e GEORGE KNOVER, OF GREENVOOD, VISCONSIN.

BATTEN AND PADDING FOR CLOSING JOINTS IN BUILDINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 503,426, dated August 15, 1893.

Application led February 2, 1892. Serial No. 420,088. (No model.)

To all whom t riz/ay concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE KNOWER, of Greenwood,in the county of Taylor and State of vVisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Battens and Paddings for Closing Joints in Buildings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invent-ion relates to a device for closing the joints between abutting and overlapping boards in the construction of buildings, and has for its object to provide battons of peculiar construction and padding of a paper material for the battens, and to provide a means whereby the padding and battens may be applied to joints in such a manner that in the event the lumber shrinks the padding and battens will act in a compensating manner and eftectually keep the joints closed and water and air tight.

Another object of theinvention is to so construct the padding and battens that they Will be exceedingly durable and economic, and capable of being expeditiously and conveniently applied, and whereby when applied they will not be a disfigurement to the structure but may be made to serve as ornaments therefor.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts,

as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures and letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of a structure, illustrating the invention as applied to the joints between the boarding thereof. Fig. 2 is a partial plan view of a portion of one form of hatten. Fig. 3 is a horizonn talsection through two abutting boards, illustrating the joints covered by the battons and padding, the two latter being also in transverse section. Fig. 4 is a section similar to Fig. 3, illustrating the position of the padding and battons assumed by them when by shrinkage y the space between the boards is increased beyond its original width. Fig. 5 is a view corresponding to that shown in Fig. 3, the padding and battens being slightly diierent in shape, and Fig. 6 illustrates the position assumed by the padding and battons illustrated in Fig. 5, when the joints covered thereby widen.

The padding A, may be made in a variety of shapes, as, for instance, halt' round,as shown in Figs. l, 3 and 4c; triangularin cross section, as shown in Figs. 5 and G. The padding may also be made oval, flat, or of any other desired shape, and it may bc made in any desired length. The padding is adapted to be laid over the joints of buildings or of any structure where two boards meet, and is usually adapted to be held in place by battens B, one of which is shown in detail in Fig. 2. The padding may be of paper, papier-macho, or a paper material, and the battens may be made of galvanized iron, plain iron or tin, or in some cases the battens may be constructed of felt, or of a hardened paper substance, but metal is preferred. Each of the battens comprises a central, elevated bodypo1'tionlO,which body portion may at will, be plain or be provided with corrugations 1l, extending transversely thereof; and at each side of the body portion' a flange 12,is located, which fiange ordinarily extends outward at a rightangle to the body and is provided with a series of apertures 13, adapted to receive screws, nails, or other fasteningdevioes. The cross sectional contour of the body portion 10 of the battons must cor* respond in each case with the cross section of the padding to be employed in connection with the battens. The padding is laid longitudinally of the joint about centrallyover said joint, and may be temporarily held in position by pins or like devices; and when the joint is covered its full length or partially so by the padding, each length of padding is covered by one or more lengths of battens B, the body portion of which, as heretofore stated, in ust conform in cross section to the cross sectional shape of the padding. Afterthe body portion of the hatten or battens has been brought over the padding, the battens are secured to the structure bydrivin g nails through the aperture 13 in their flanges, or by the application of any other approved form of attaching medium. By this means when the boards or panels are close together, forming a joint, they are maintained practicallyin that position by the hatten or battens; and the center of the padding isV immediately over the joint as is likewise the center of the body por- IOO tion of the battens, as is shown in Figs.3 and 5. In the event that the boards or panels should shrink, as shown in Figs. 4c and 6, the battens being attached to the panels or boards Will be lengthened transversely, and in lengthenin g will compress the padding beneath it to such a degree that a portion of the padding will enter the enlarged space, as illustrated at 14 in the said Figs. 4 and 6, and Will completely close the space that may have been created between the panels. Thus it Will be observed that by the application of the padding and battens to the joints or structures they not onlylmake the joints perfectly tight when first applied, but no matter what the shrinkage of the material of which the structure is composed may be the device will conn tinue to close the joints and render such joints air and Water tight. The padding may be claim as new and desire'to secure by Letters Patent- In wooden Walls'and ceilings, the combina.-

tion, with boards or panels constituting the Walls or ceilings arranged with their longitudinal edges abutting to form a joint, of a padding of paper material laid over and covering the joints, said padding having an arched surface, and a batten of a pliable Waterproof material placed over the paper material, said batten comprising a body corresponding es sentially in cross sectional shape to that of the padding, 'and anges located at the sides of the hody and adapted to be secured to the boards or panels at each side ot the seam, substantially as shown and described, whereby When the seams open the battens will laterally expand and force the padding into the space created bythe opening of the seam, thereby preserving a Wind, cold and Waterproof connection at the seams, as andfor the purpose set forth. Y A

GEORGE KNOW/ER` Witnesses:

THos. BREHM, ,Y CORA B. KNOWER. 

